Know Your Primate: Callicebus caquetensis

A new species of Titi monkey has been discovered in Columbia: Picture Source: here

Know Your Primate: Chiropotes satanas

Order: Primates Suborder: Haplorrhini Family: Pitheciidae Subfamily: Pitheciinae Genus: Chiropotes Species: Chiropotes satanas There are two species of Chiropotes, the other being C. albinasius. C. satanas has two subspecies C. s. satanas and C. s. chiropotes. The species occurs in Brazil, southern Venezuela, and Guianas living primarily in the middle and upper canopies of rain [...]

Know Your Primate: Callicebus moloch

Order: Primates Suborder: Haplorrhini Family: Pitheciidae Subfamily: Callicebinae Genus: Callicebus Species: Callicebus moloch Common: Dusky Titi The Dusky titi lives in central Brazil, primarily in low rainforest canopy.

Know Your Primate: Cacajao calvus

Order: Primates Suborder: Haplorrhini Family: Pitheciidae Subfamily: Pitheciinae Genus: Cacajao Species: Cacajao calvus rubicundus Common Name: Bald Uakaris There are three subspecies of Cacajao calvus; Cacajao calvus rubicundus, Cacajao calvus ucayali, and Cacajao calvus calvus. Not much is known about either subspecies. In this post I focus on Cacajao calvus rubicundus, or the red uakari.

Know Your Primate: Antillothrix bernensis

Order: Primates Family: Pitheciidae Subfamily: Callicebinae Tribe: Xenotrichini Genus: Antillothrix Species: Antillothrix bernensis Antillothrix bernensis is known only from skeletal remains found at a few sites in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Radiocarbon dates range from 3,850-9,850 years before present.

Know Your Primate: Paralouatta varonai

Order: Primates Family: Pitheciidae Subfamily: Callicebinae Tribe: Xenotrichini Genus: Paralouatta Species: Paralouatta varonai Paralouatta varonai is another subfossil species, this time found in Cuba. Specimens include a nearly complete skull, a portion of a mandible, and various post-cranial material.

Know Your Primate: Xenothrix mcgregori

Order: Primates Family: Pitheciidae Subfamily: Callicebinae Tribe: Xenotrichini Genus: Xenothrix Species: Xenothrix mcgregori Xenothrix mcgregori is a subfossil species discovered in Jamaica in 1919, although the species description was not completed until 1952. The find, apparently, consisted of a small mandible, femur, pelvis and tibia.

Know Your Primate: Pithecia pithecia

Order: Primates Suborder: Haplorrhini Infraorder: Platyrrhini Family: Pitheciidae Subfamily: Pitheciinae Genus: Pithecia Species: Pithecia pithecia Common: White-Faced Saki The genus Saki contains five species. This post is about the white-faced saki, which readers may have seen pictures of in my recent posts about the St. Louis Zoo. The white-faced saki resides in the Guianas and [...]